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my friend James and I went to Toys R Us today. He stopped us in our tracks and immediately when he saw a box with a note on it that said "Ask an employee about this item." It was Lego set 10224 Lego Town Hall. He had his kid in the cart and we almost got into multiple cart to cart accidents racing for an employee. They had two of them. We are both extremely happy. They cost 250$ each btw, but after discounts mine was 194$ and his was 224$. (Rewards etc charge card, mine was open box discount also) http://i.imgur.com/skCZxWf.jpg?1

My dear eBay seller. You've put up with uncounted ridiculous demands. You've paid eBay extortionists fees. You slaved away, printing and mailing packages. Welcome to the eBay $100K club! Have $100K in eBay sales! Let us recognize you here! You're a Master of Online Commerce, a Prince of Paypal, a Duke of the Deal. I'd bet Jeff will even authorize a new Badge for you, right here on BP. (pretty please!). Exalted status to those with $250K, and Lifetime Emeritus Membership for any $500k seller. Do we have a Million Dollar member yet? Pics or it didn't happen (Check your eBay dashboard, and you'll see your lifetime sales). Drum roll, please....

Call to check at EU Shop!

...without words. (third picture with a normal lego figure)

I just got my last 12 in the last 2 weeks, have 30 of these and I got them for $68 to $100 from Lego with VIP Points and Toys R Us with Rewards, etc. Now I am not selling any I am holding on to them, now here are a few receipts for some just to show you that I did get them cheap. Looks like I put the same receipt twice, put you get the picture I been getting these since June getting them cheap, Ed

Just hit 700k on to a million and beyond....Kudos diablo

Hi All, Even though I'm on a "lego diet" (budget 2015 is consumed aleady), I could resist a day of shopping yesterday in the Lille (France) Lego Shop. Except for having to wait 3 hours for a border patrol (thank you IS for messing up our society :/), the experience in the shop as always was great. Some interesting facts I wanted to share with the community: 1. Wall E comes back corrected in FEB 2016 - none available now. 2. Pet Shop was charged seperately on a special bill (different discount approach as well) from the other purchases. >>> I suspect that could mean the last are being sold as I write this down! 3. All other items ware abundently supplied. No signs of anything short of stock. 4. Architecture didn't show the older sets. I intended to add some United Nations, White house,... - none available. Only Louvre, Trevi etc there. 5. Came home with the latest mixels: my kids loved them! 6. Cracked open a Parisian Restaurant. Partly to support the victims and Paris in this dreadful weekend, but mostly because the set is so beautiful. (even if I only finished bags 1 for now ;)) Lots of courage for all victims of this terrible attack. I myself take the train to Brussels 5 days a week, every day more worried... Take care.

The Sandcrawler is without a doubt one of the most iconic vehicles in the entire Star Wars universe. Ever since C-3PO first spotted this gargantuan transport, Star Wars fans have been very attracted to the idea of owning their own version, along with its extremely popular operators, the Jawas. Back in 2004 released its own version of the Sandcrawler. That set remains a pretty accurate version of what we originally saw in the movies, and for a long time it was also a very expensive set to acquire in the secondary market. As mentioned before, a big part of its appeal was that, at the time, it was the only set to ever include the Jawa minifigures. As you can see in the graph below, the original 10144 Sandcrawler has experienced a significant decrease in value. A year ago, you could acquire a used version for around $240; that’s $50 more than what it is currently selling for. Of course, it is not hard to explain the reason for this decrease, as LEGO released a much-improved version of the Sandcrawler during the second quarter of 2014. At the time, I have to admit that I didn’t really like the newer model as much as I do now. The newer version will hit its 2-year anniversary next year, and while LEGO’s product cycles have changed significantly over the last few years, I figured I would give my opinion about the Sandcrawler’s investment potential. As a personal note, I recently acquired a personal copy of this set for my personal collection, and have to admit that it is a pretty impressive model with really nice minifigures. One of the reasons I am confident this set will perform well once retired is that it includes almost 3,300 pieces, making it one of the largest LEGO sets currently in production. While size is not the only predictor for future growth, it has definitely contributed to the success of other sets beyond the Star Wars theme. In this case, the number of pieces allows for the design of the set to be extremely accurate to its movie counterpart. As mentioned before, the minifigure selection is also pretty solid, with the 4 Jawas and Owen Lars as its main highlights. It is important to mention that the release of this newer version has actually hurt the value of the Jawa minifigure in general, as it used to sell for closer to $30 and now hovers slightly over $10. Another aspect that I believe will contribute to this set’s future value is the instruction manual. While some of the older Ultimate Collectors Series (UCS) sets had really nice and bulky instructions (Death Star/Super Star Destroyer) the new Sandcrawler is one of the first, if not the first, to include what I consider a more collector oriented manual. Besides giving the builder step by step instructions, it also includes a nice introduction with some images and information about the Sandcrawler itself. A pretty nice touch that LEGO and Star Wars collectors will definitely value in the long run. LEGO officially recognized the set as part of the Star Wars’ UCS, making it the first set to be “stamped” with the new UCS seal on the box. While one could really argue the Sandcrawler does not really qualify as a UCS set for a couple of reasons (missing information label and the fact that it is a play-set and not a display piece), official recognition by LEGO is all it takes for it to be sought after by some of the most serious collectors. As we all know, UCS sets appreciate significantly after retirement, and this one should be no exception. Even if you were to completely dismiss the set as part of the UCS line, the performance of the original Sandcrawler over the 8 years before this new release was pretty outstanding. While the investment landscape has changed, the size and price don’t necessarily make this one easy to hoard for the average investor. I put this set in the same category as I do the Death Star and Ewok Village, not really UCS but not solely play sets either; more of a mixed breed that I am encouraged to see LEGO is willing to produce more often, as evidenced with the upcoming Hoth Rebel Base. It will definitely be interesting to see how these "sub-line" behaves once retired. Finally, it is my personal opinion that the Sandcrawler will retire at some point in 2016, probably by the end of the year. I will shoot to have at least 4 or 5 of these before July of next year, and invite every investor to consider it as part of their strategy as well. Thanks for reading. View full blog article

I must have been standing right next to you as my wife had 15 of 400 and I ended up with 17 of 400.

The model is top notch, the building is fantastic and I think it deserves more credit

The sudden restocks of these and the relative ease of finding them/ plus the plummeting of prices and everyone is still buying armfuls of these ... Why?

I just got $5 richer thanks to 75920

Thank god I thought of bringing my little boy to that toys r us to get the free Lego x wing mini build today. That was the best score ever, I honestly almost had a heart attack. I don't post often but when I do, it's because unbelievable stuff happens. Time to crack open a beer and reflect on our come up for today. I don't know what else to do now. Weekend complete bro!

Chima fire bike was exclusive for a bit

Nice write up. One thing to consider if buying this set for a long-term hold is the box has a seam that is glued shut on the bottom of the front panel. I would store the box upside down or flat on its back so that the weight of the elements are not constantly putting strain on the seam. I have had one that had perfect seals but a popped seam.

Very nice review. But what happened to... let sleeping dogs lie?

Wow! Both the dollar and transaction number leader! Holy crap, well done!!!!

Yeah, go big or go home. Lots of watch, camera, and guitar sales in my profile. About 1/4 of my sales are Lego, and those average around $500 each.

In my defence, I have no idea what is going on.

Ah the $10 GC I didn't have one and forgot to get one. I did give a C-3PO to Jimmy but only because he had a hot soccer mom.

sold 3x trick or treat for $29.99 each with free shipping, wish I had gotten more

oh sorry... still too excited. The Box was empty and had that sign on it. I guess because it was 250$ they didn't want to put it on the shelves. we brought the empty box to the employee, lol it was pretty funny... he then went in the back and produced a sealed box and the parts from the empty box.

I got 30 at four stores. Grew tired of left turns....

Isd for 71$. Tru

Impressive. I think just about anyone reading this would be happy to buy all they can at $68 - $100 each. So tell me... what should I be buying, so that I can accumulate $40 - $80 in rewards for each I-Rex I want to own?

Hidden eBay fees... DUH!

Congrats.....$900 average sale too

And in only 119 transactions. WTF?

I'm puzzled by the sellers (including some of our fellow BPers) who do multiple listings of the set with $1 or even $.01 increments on eBay, rather than doing a single listing with multiple quantities. I'm not aware of any current free listing promotion, but even with that, I'm curious about the logic. When the profit margin is good, I can see where the $.30 listing fee isn't much of a bother, but it adds up and I still don't see why you'd go through the effort. I've questioned whether listing with "more than 10 available" effects the velocity of sales and price through the combination of potential buyers thinking that they have plenty of time to buy and sellers feeling the pressure to undercut, but the strategy of one seller doing $55 + $5 S&H for one listing, and $56 + $4.50 S&H for the next listing looks weird to me (or listings of $17.95, $17.97, and $17.98 from the same seller; or what appears to be the same seller with two slightly different usernames, such as ebaysellerinarizona/arizonaebayseller, with listings that pop up right next to each other). For $39+ BIN listings on eBay, I've moved from 84th on the list, to somewhere on Page 3, but I'm having a lot of deja vu as I scroll through the list of sellers. Maybe I'm the only one who would care to be enlightened about this.

I´d rather you went for the AT AT :P

Lego is milking the investor.

My Lego Store had 41R5 codes on their Red 5s today.

Manager said they work but the 20% off dictates the 10$ giftcard one has to be entered as a coupon rather than a physical card. Her words were : "if they don't stack the register would refuse it ". Ymmv

Hey I traded a kid in the parking lot his x wing promo for a 3PO ;)

I forgot to tell you, you must donate an "exclusive" LEGO set to gain admittance. LOL

Be courteous folks, leave a note. (I tried to find that BA pic)

I'm sure if you told them who you were, they would have let you cut the line.

Niko arrived around 10:30am, and the line looked like this: Niko left without waiting.

Sit back and watch closely...

10 Likes for you @Locutus001 Wow I feel like I should print that picture and hang it somewhere

Amazon Heartlake High - $90 Delorean - $130 Sold through all of my TMNT: Baxter Robot sets for $55 and Batwings for $56 Battle of Hoth sets sold through @ $113 & sold several Mines of Moria @ $119

Jurassic World complete set with polybag on Craigslist for $525

- 70813 the Movie Rescue Reinforcements for 50 euro cash.

Finally got rid of my last 3063 Heartlake Flying Club for $27.50 (incl shipping) Made a whopping 26 cents. Lol However, money back into my pocket to invest more smartly elsewhere.

Its a great set to build and to display.

I've added several new features to my Google Drive spreadsheet for tracking inventory and sales. 1. Supplies. Enter the type of box needed for each item. Enter your beginning box inventory, and then any subsequent supply purchases. The spreadsheet will then track how many are used and how many you need. Never accidentally run out of boxes again! 2. CAGR calculations. By item and overall. 3. Quick Item lookup. Enter the set # for details on how many you have in inventory/sold/profit, etc. 4. Goals vs. actual sales/income. 5. Breakdown of Amazon vs. ebay sales. 6. Piece count. Let me know if you have questions/suggestions for the next version! Enjoy! https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NCmgY9nNxF8bjzuMthZArR5JmySAaJtFbr7fAgI2egU/edit?usp=sharing